Victor Ortiz Mera
Victor, now in his final year at Newark, comes from Ecuador.  he studied violin making for two years in Bilbao before coming to Newark.  In 2006, an award from the trust financed the making of this cello, based on Montagnana, and a subsequent award in 2007 financed the materials necessary to set up and finish the cello.

 

Ortiz cello thicknessing back
Ortiz cello cutting fs Ortiz cello finished in the white